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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-04
TIIROuGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.

The regular meeting of the Workman's
and Traders Loan and Building Associa-
ton will be held this evening at the Office of
jackson q Whatley, at o'clock.
The tug Cambria left yesterday with the
lighter Briefly Hill in tow for Charleston.
The lighter has on board 1000 barrels of
rosin to be exported foreign on a vessel now
loading at Charleston.
Christian Temple No G3, |. O. G.. T., viii
have public installation of officers at the
New Houston Street church tonight. Rev
j. F. Wardlaw and Mr. B. H. Webster will
be on hand and address the meeting.
A musical and literary entertainment will
be given at Yonge's Park Hall tomorrow
friday evening for the benefit of the New
Houston Street Methodist Episcopal church
Music win be furnished by the Union Cor
net Band, and general good time is autici-
pated.
The Captains of the yachts entered for the
coming cruise of the Savannah Yacht
Club met at the Secretary's office yes
terday and they decided to start from Mont
eomerv next Monday at 10 o'clock sharp
The Vice Commodore announced that a pro
vision boat had been provided to carry
wood, water and ice.
The heavy rains now prevailing greatly
delay the work of finishing the Tybee rail
road roadbed. The soft sand placed on dur
ing the day Is washed away and double
work has TO be done In the end this will
of course, work greatly to the advantage of
the road, as the extra sand dumped will so
much increase the solidty OF the roadbed,
but the contractor, mall probability, doesn't
consider the rains much of u ''windfall" for
him.
Mir. Anton Stamm. an old resident of this
city, died at his residence, 1872 Bryan street,
yesterday afternoon. He had been i'll for
some time, and last week he fell down the
steps of his residence, which probably
FASTENED his death. The deceased was a
native of Germany and came to Savannah
about thirty-three years ago. He leaves
three daughters, two married and living in
this city. and single daughter living in
Wisconsin.
The Anderson Street Presbyterian Sun
day school is preparing for an interesting
entertainment next Tuesday evening. Tho
purpose of the entertainment is to secure
funds TO provide additional accommodations
for the Sunday school A very enjoyable
evening is promised. Those who have
charge of the preparations, know how to
amuse grown people as well as children,
and doubtless the attendance will be large.
A dime will secure admission, and cake and
lemonade Such inducements ought to in
sure a full house
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-04
THE HANLEY BENEFIT.
The Best Performance of the SeasoI
To Be Given Tonight

me Best performance OF the Season
To Be Given Tonight
Tonight the Fords win give the benefit
which will be rendered by them and the
citizens of Savannah to Mr. Lawrence Han
ley upon the eve of his departure to join the
Booth Barrett combination The play will
be THE Danicheffs, purchased specially for
this occasion, and it will be put on in better
style and with more exquisite scenic effects
than any play the Fords have presented this
year The cast will contain all the mem
bers of the association and they have given
special attention t. their rehearsing because
OF the interest they take in tine benefit
This will be one of the few society events of
the summer. A number of theatre parties
have been made up and they will be on
hand tonight.
The play is something entirely new and
novel and full of interesting features A
parrot and dog are introduced. and they
have important parts TO play. The plot is
deeply interesting, and the dialogue is bright
and well written. One of the features of
the evening will be the music. DeI.eon's
orchestra will play "Boulanger's March"
which has excited 80 much controversy in
other parts of the country.
The sale of reserved seats has been heavy
and a full house is assured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-04
WEATHER SYNOPSIS.
The River Still Rising at Augusta-To-
Days Indications.

The River Still Rising at Augusta-ro-
Days Indications.
The maximum temperature here yester-
day was IS and the minimum 74.2'. The
average was 10, being g below the average
for fifteen years The rainfall up to 10
O'Clock last night was 30 inches, but during
the heavy thunder shower which came up
at 10 O'clock last night and ended at l0:40,
there fell &C inches, giving an excess for
the first three days of this month In the
Savannah cotton district the temperature
has risen slightly, Live Oak and Smthville
reporting "a the average for the district
being o. Rain fell at majority
of the stations, Waycross reporting
202 inches and Smithville LOO inches All
the other cotton districts reported rainfall,
but those in North and South Caroline and
Georgia were the greatest. The temperature
in these districts remained nearly stationary
The weather throughout the country gen
orally has been far, the temperature has
changed but slightly, save in the South At
lantic States, where it was somewhat lower
on account of the local rain storms
The indications for to-day arc for local
rains and stationary temperature.
The signal service reports from Augusta
at 10 o'clock last night stated that the
height of the Savannah river at that point
was 80. feet, being rise of foot since .
O'Clock this afternoon. The river was still
rising and a greater flood is expected.
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Old Time Land Proprietors.
From the Sandersrille (Ga.J Herald.

FROM inc IOtLHueTSUftte NUUg IIeFutU.
Among the official records of the county
are two old volumes containing entries OF
land made from the years 1888 to 1891. One
of these volumes was copied in very neat
and artistic style by Mr.. Osborn Martin, an
estimable gentleman, who is still remem-
bered by many of our older citizens.
This legend appears in the volumes:
Surveyed by order of Hon. President of
Council, May II, 1884,"
1t was during this year that the original
Washington county was laid out. and then
embraced in its vast domain, ''all the terri
tory from the Cherokee corner north, ex-
tending from the Ogeechee to the Oconee,
south TO Liberty county" The counties of
Tatnall, Bulloch, Emanuel, johnson with
parts of Montgomery, Laurens, Jefferson,
Baldwin and Hancock were included in its
territory.
These old records clearly prove that hui
man nature in l7f4, was much akin to hui
man nature in 1884, in its grasp and greed
for gain, and love for monopoly. The CAPT
talists of those days entered vast areas Of
land, doubtless far exceeding the immense
manors of the old English barons
The original surveys were in tracts of
ZOO acres each We transcribe few of
these early Georgia barons: Israel Robin
son and William Pollard each entered Al
tracts of 1000 acres, John Gardner entered
OD hdcJS Oh wv aETtS, ADStliOn JdckSOn OU
tracts of 10000 acres, Daniel McLane also
10000 acres while Ignatius Few, in 1871,
Thomas Glascock and Benjamin Kitchens
entered smaller bodies. The prince of these
landed lords was Joseph Ryan, with 213
tracts, or 2l3, 900 acres. This vast area ex-
ceeds 1873 square miles, or scope over Is
miles square, territory larger than many
counties in Georgia, and would, if placed
mile after mile, make a belt one mile wide
from the south line of Georgia very nearly
or quite to the north line of Tennessee.
The small landowners of the present day
will feel almost bewildered at these enor-
NOUS freeholds. We also noticed that later
surveys were made in tracts of 2S114 acres,
and of 575 acres, u measurement that does
not seem to have continued long in force.
From numerous letters received here for
a score or more of years. there has been a
large amount of wild cat speculation on
these lands principally in the Northwest, as
the letters are mainly from Iowa, Dakota
and other Northwestern States
As an evidence that the Dakota tender
foots have been duped by sharpers, there
are more inquiries made about lands entered
by one Abner Jones, than by any other
name. as no such name as Abner Jones can
be found on the books. The curious and
the antiquarian will find much to interest
them in these old musty records of the dim
past.
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Local Personal,

Hon. Henry Brash. Mayor of Mariana,
Fla, is at the Screven.
Capt. John r. f. Tattnan left the city
yesterday for the mountains on a short va
cation.
Capt w. S. Simmons, of the United
States revenue cutter George s. Boutwell,,
has returned from the North, where he has
been on vacation He resumed command
of the cutter yesterday, and she left last
evening for FernaDdina
Mr. Max Golinsky has returned from the
North, looking much improved. He has
been away looking after his ship interests.
He has within a year past made several ven
lures in ships, which, from all appearances,
will turn out quite proftably.
Mr. Hugh Ferguson, Charleston's popu-
lar sheriff. and Mr.. Il. Ii. Jackson, of the
Charleston Hotel, one OF the oldest and best
known bonifaceS in the South with party
of friends ran down from Charleston yester-
day TO get breath of good Georgia air and
10 enjoy the good fare of the Savannah hos
tleries.
Among the arrivals at the Pulaski House
yesterday were Phillip Miller, Gainesville;
T. H. Enslow, Jr., New York; j. w.
Achron, Boston; J. B. Maynard and wife,
Philadelphia; ~ f. Churchill, Brunswick;
c. II. Williams, Hardceville, s. c.; l.. j.
Mareman, Beaufort, s. c.. r. F. Madden,
Richmond, Va. L. II. Jackson, H. Fergu-
son, J. w. Crage, j. B. Johnson, Charles
ton, s, CD f. Montague. Boston; J. w.
Clarke, J. H. Kcssain, New York.
AT the Harnett House We're: George c.
Jones, Brunswick; II. c. Drew, jesse Drew,
Coosawhatchie, S. c.; William b. Potter,
H. w. Thompson, j. b. Ryan, Windsor,
Fla; DR.. w, f. Hunter, Colquitt, Ga:
Capt w. r. Shadman, st. Simons; 4. NJ.
Potter and wife, r. w Swan. Princeton,
N. j.; c. p. DcPrey, Auburn, N. Y. w. S.
Crosby, Baltimore; J. w. Hatcher, Olustee,
Fla; +. NJ. Douglass, Sanderson, Fla; w.
II. II. Malloy, st. Augustine, Fla. II. H.
Horne, Boulogne, Fla. Capt. I. w. Willett,
steamer Grace Pitt.
At the Marshall House were f. H Tison,
Lakeland, Fla J. e. Good, Omaha, Neb !;
II. A. Gould and wife, Mrs. ID. A. Gould,
st. Simons Mills; Miss Annie Green, Au-
gusta d. B. Paxton, Paxton; H. A. Smith
and wife, Eden; Mrs. j. A. Phillips, Capt.
j. A. Day, Lumber City; 5. Cumming, Sur
rency; c. E. Fusto and wife, New York; +.
F. Padget, BQxley; J. b. True, Jesup.
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THE COTTON CROP INJURED.
Both Corn and Cotton Suffer From
the Incessant Rain.


The food of the past few days has done
an enormous amount Of damage to both
cotton and corn, and throughout Middle
Georgia the planters have suffered heavily.
Letters from Cairo and Camilla say that in
both those sections the rain has entered the
opening bolls and is rotting the cotton; that
a great deal of damage has already been
done, but the loss will be much heavier than
it is unless clear weather comes soon. Sim
liar complaints are coming in with every
ANAL, The delay in the mail has prevented
the factors from learning the exact condi-
ton Of the crops, but they expect to hear
some very discouraging news when the let
tiers begin TO arrive.
Capt. Johnson, Of John Flannery 81 Co.,
says that the damage TO both corn and cot
ton in Middle Georgia will be at least 20
per cent. All through the hill country the
damage has been great, for the crops were
growing in the valleys, and the streams
have swollen so that they have been COM
pletely flooded Thousands Of acres have
been turned from farms to lakes, and where
but few days ago the splendid looking
plants gave the farmer hopes of a rich har-
vest there is nothing but water. The crops
have never looked better than they did this
year. They were healthy and strong, and
even the farmers, who are 50 prone to grum-
bic, We're Boosting of their splendid APP
pearance, but now one can row over these
crops in IA boat in some places, and the
farmer has begun again, and justly, to COM
Main
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-04
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters OF Money and Management
About Various Limos.

The steamer Cleo has been chartered by
the jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
railway from Mr.. Oliver for thirty days,
with privilege of sixty days to carry the
mail from Melbourne to Jupiter, on Indian
river, Fla, making three trips per week.
Work on the Georgia Southern and Flor
ida road is progressing satisfactorily. Ad-
vices from Triton this week indicate active
work at or near that place, and between one
and two miles have been graded south. A
much larger force is working north, and
several miles have been made ready for the
ties. McSsrs. Baker Il Pitman, the tie CON
tractors, had an agent in Valdosta last
week who reported that they had between
2OO and 800 hands in the tie woods and that
the number is daily increasing. A letter
also received from one of the heads of the
road, 10y a gentleman in Valdosta few
days ago, stated that they expected to be at
Naldosta with the work soon, and were
looking to the work south Of that point
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Proof Better Than Assertion.

With such proof as the following letter
from W. II. Dean, of No. 27S Seventh street,
New York. it is not necessary 10 make the
bare assertion that ALLcocK's Porous
PLAsTERS cure lumbago. MIR Dean saws:
Some ten days ago | was taken with a
very violent pain in the small Of my back
1t was SO severe that could hardly breathe;
every movement caused great agony [
finally found out il was lumbago Being
entirely helpless, friend sent to a druggist
and got two Alcock's Porous Plasters: these
were we'll warmed and applied TO my back
one above the other. In half an hour, to
my great delight and surprise, I found the
pain began TO abate In two hours { was
able to walk out and attend to ny business,
tile pain being almost gone. Next dry
was all right, but continued wearing the
plasiers for a week.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-04
Charleston Siftings.

Charles r. Walk has been unanimously
elected a trustee of the Enston Home to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr..
j H. Pieper
At meeting of the commissioners Of the
City Hospital held Tuesday afternoon Mr..
Sinlller Simons was elected Superintendent
of the hospital, vice Mr.. w. D. Hard, re-
signed There were four candidates for the
position.
Mr. McCarrell has finished laying about
seventy-fve feet of the concrete foundation
for the north side Of the custom house
wharf, and is now building coffer-dam,
preparatory TO beginning work on the east
end OF the pier.
1t is understood that the Charleston and
Savannah Railway Company now has I'M
der consideration plan to build a branch
road from Drayton's Station, on the main
line of its road, to the old wharf property
on the west side of Ashley river, opposite
Charlie ston.
The committee appointed from the Mer-
chants Exchange In connection with the
October festival met Tuesday, and after a
full discussion of the matter passed resolu-
ton inviting the Cotton Exchange and the
Chamber OF Commerce to appoint similar
committees to meet it at IL O'Clock on
Friday next to consult as to what steps had
best be taken toward getting up the feSti-
val.
The heavy winds from the south and south
west during the past week have blown the
sand over the Sullivan's Island railroad
track SO rapidly that the company has been
compelled to keep large force of hands at
work almost constantly, in order to keep the
track clear enough for the cars to run.
Tuesday morning tho cars bound for the 6
O'Clock boat to Charleston were delayed by
this cause, and the early passengers were all
left on the island until the O'Clock trip of
the boat. The sand hills have materially
changed their CONFORMATION during the past
week.
The Charleston Bridge Company will ap-
ply to the General Assembly of the State at
its next session for an amendment to its
charter authorizing 1t to construct a
railroad from points in st. Andrews parish
to Charleston by way of the Ashley bridge.
The construction of n railroad across the
bridge is part Of q plan for facilitating the
development of the country on the other
side of the bridge. Indeed, it has already
been made necessary by the rapid develop
ment which has been going on in st. An
drew's ever since the completion of
the new bridge Should the com
pany get the necessary amendment
to their charter, which it no
doubt will. it will probably also under
take the construction of two branch roads
or spurs from points in the interior of the
country to connect with the bridge road.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-04

dren, as well as for Maude herself, young
Wellesley professed the most ardent love
His despair when he learned Of their Hight
was heartrending.
Letters containing money from his moth
er, which should have been at the post office
that day. were also missing. Three 9l0
notes is what he thinks has been taken.
While he talked to the reporter tears were
in his eyes He referred to Henry w. Pea
body, who, he said knew his family.
The proprietor of the place said that
WELLESLEY worked well, but had nothing to
say to anybody and made no acquaintance
and did not seem to wish to talk with any
body.
Wellesley must have changed much since
he came to this country, judging by pho
tograph taken before he left Australia. He
is of medium height, with blue eyes and
dark brow hair
Late last night he received q postal card
from Maude, as follows
New York, July "a.
Don't follow me. am to be married to
Mr. Hart. Goodby forever.
This is the story as far as it has progressed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-04
Games Yesterday.

At indianapolis
Indianapolis 90. 9 0 0 Oil
Boston. ........... o 0 O 3 0 . . :
Base hits Indianapolis rs, Boston IL. Errors
indianapolis 5, Boston 3. Batteres-Boye and
Myers, Conway and Tate.
At Chicago
Chicago. .......... 3 4 2 9 0 Q 0 x-14
Washington ...... 0 o 0 0 0 0 o. I
Base hits-Chicago 2S, Washington 8. Errors
Chicago 3, Washington 2.
At Detroit
Detroit ........... ) . 0 0 0 o. o
Philadelphia .... 0 2 0 2 0 0 o .
Base hits Detroit 10, Philadelphia y. Errors
Detroit 2 Philadelphia 8.
AT Pittsburg-
Pittsburg -. OO1 90 4 0 o o. 5
New York ....... o 0 0 2 3 X 6
Base hits--Pittsburg II, New York H. Errors
-Pittsburg 3, New York 3.
At Philadelphia
Athletic ,......... 8 0 4 0 3 0 0 do
Metropolitan o O 0 o 0 o.
Base hits-Athletic 49, Metropolitan IL. Err
rorS-Athletic 1. Metropolitan
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At EStill'S News Depot.

SAVANNAH DAILY MORNING NEWS,
SAVANNAH WEEKLY News, The Formation
of Vegetable Mould Humboldt Library No
92), Outing for August, The Colonel French
Weeklies, Puck, The Judge, Harper's Week
ly, Leslie's Weekly. Christian Herald, Sunny
South, Horseman, German Weezlies, Boston
Herald, Boston Globe, Philadelphia Times,
Evening Star, Philadelphia Press, Bal
timore Sun, Baltimore American, New
York Herald, World, Times, Star, Sun,
Evening Post, Tribune, Graphic, Florida
Times Union, Jacksonville Morning News,
New Orleans Times Democrat. New
Orleans Picayune, Macon Telegraph, Au-
gusta Chronicle, Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette. Charleston News and Courier.
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Advice TO Mothers.

Mrs. Winsow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used when children are cutting
teeth. 1t relieves the little suffer mt once: il
produces natural, quiet sleep by relieving
the child from pain and the little charii5
awaEes as Upright Us a button y
1t is very pleasant Ia taste. Il soothes tho
child, soitens the gums, allays all pain. re-
lieves wind, regulates the bowels. and Is tho
best known remedy for diarrhoea. whether
arising from teething or other causes. rs
cents bottle.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-04
GLENN PRONOUNCED INSANE.
Tn Jury Declare Him Fit Subject for
the Asylum.

Tom Glenn, the negro who was found in
DR.. Martins bedroom some time ago, and
sent to Jail, was examined before Judge
Ferrill yesterday, and the jury found him a
fit subject for the lunatic asylum. Glenn
has been IA jail for eleven days For the
first three days he was very quiet, but since
then he has made the old jail walls echo
a thousand times, and on Tuesday night his
cries attracted fully D0people, who thought
that Cassidy must have broken loose, and
was exercising his biceps on the inmates Of
the Jail. Glenn tried TO make statement
TO the jury. but before he hal uttered a
dozen words proved himself a non compoS.
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TO INVITE THE PRESIDENT.
The Meeting of the Citizens to Extend
the Invitation.

A large number of citizens assembled in
the long room of the City Exchange yester-
day to attend the meeting called by Mayor
Lester for the purpose of inviting President
and Mrs. Cleveland to visit this city in DC
tober. The meeting was called to order by
George w. Owens, Esq, who nominated
Col Lester for chairman. Col. Lester was
elected, and upon taking the chair he stated
the object of the meeting.
Capt. +. NJ. Hull stated that the citizens
of Savannah earnestly hoped that the
President would visit the city while he is in
the South, and he thought the best way to
secure his presence was for the Mayor
and Board OF Aldermen 10 ex-
tend the invitation. He moved that
the Mayor and Board of Alder
men be requested 10 do so, and also that the
Mayor request all the organizations to
send invitations TO his exceliency and Mrs.
Cleveland. After some discussion Col.
Huns motion was adopted and the meeting
adjourned subject to the call Of the chair.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-04

from our present store, 40 Congress, to IA,
corner of Whitaker, we have marked the
prices down on our entire stock of clothing,
furnishing goods, hats, trunks and umbrellas
TO what they cost to manufacture in New
York, in order TO clear them out 10 save
moving. Now is the time to lay in sup
ply of clothing when it takes so little money
TO buy them of the Famous
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-04

To save trouble of moving stock to our
new store, IA Congress- corner of Whitaker
St, we have put the prices of our clothing,
hats and furnishing goods down TO New
York cost of manufacturing. A great saw
ing can be made by laying in a supply now.
The Famous lao Congress st.
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Capt. Thompson's Glasses,

So many people have expressed a desire
to sec the binocular glass presented by the
British government TO Capt w. J. Thomp-
son for services rendered to the shipwrecked
crew of the steamship Ben Hope, that Capt.
Thompson, as he win be absent from the
city for some time, has placed the glasses
on view at Porters drug store l22 Bioughton
street, where they will be subject to inspec-
fipn
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Drink Moxie at home as prepared in
champagne and apolinaris bottles.
Diamonds. Gold and Silver.

l am looking forward shortly to be able
to move back to my old quarters. 1t is now
my aim to reduce stock or to close it out as
far as possible, to make the moving a less
troublesome matter. To do this l have de
termined upon making sacrifices. This is
not device TO draw trade, but positive
fact. l offer sterling silverware for we'd
ding presents watches, diamonds, etc., at
actual New York wholesale prices
Ny present temporary quarter is 1867
Broughton street, directly opposite Ludden
& Bates music house. NJ STERNBERG.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-04

Sincerely hope that our friends and the
public generally will not only buy ticket
at the benefit to be given our young and
talented actor, Nh. Lawrence Hanley, but
that they will attend the performance, and
we will guarantees pleasant evening spent
Appel d Schaul, One Price Clothiers.
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RAnnNnl

The famous New York Clothing House,
now at l40 Congress St, will remove, Sept.
l, to No. IA, corner of Whitaker The en-
tire stock offered at New York cost to close
out. Store for rent and fixtures for sale.